1
as in to modify
to make different in some way
with the snow, we'll need to revise our travel plans
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2
as in to edit
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
revise the article and add more up-to-date information so we can reprint it
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as in change
the act, process, or result of making different
that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in
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Recent Examples of revise
Ryan Browne, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
One resource is the classic book by Dodd and Graham, respectively a professor and a Wall Street genius, first published in 1934, regularly revised.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2015
Zeidman wants to build in mechanisms that revise sentences as attitudes and mores change.
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022
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Verb
In the previous quarter, Sony raised its sales guidance for the 2025 fiscal year, revising its forecast for revenue up slightly to 12.7 trillion yen from 12.6 trillion yen previously.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
One resource is the classic book by Dodd and Graham, respectively a professor and a Wall Street genius, first published in 1934, regularly revised.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
Maybe some researchers could partner with a neuroscience journal and scan some of the peer reviewers at work to find the neural correlates of accept, reject, and revise decisions?
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2015
Zeidman wants to build in mechanisms that revise sentences as attitudes and mores change.
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revise
Verb
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Despite pushback from local police chiefs, Santa Clara County supervisors six years ago did not modify the ICE notification component of the county policy, citing in part the shaky reliability of confirming someone’s immigration status in real-time.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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With this level of control, Shedd would be able to not only view and modify federal data, but also grant and revoke access to other people.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Feb. 2025
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Here are the highlights from that interview, with answers edited slightly for length and clarity.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It can be used for good: to spark social change, to warn of danger, and to foster relationships.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The biggest change, which has been called for by many on and off the field, is a new facial hair policy.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The latter type of metamorphosis creates issues that can’t be easily altered, for instance, shortening a now too-long coat that no longer drapes over a gut.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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The courts also found that the government had altered documents to support their arguments before the Supreme Court as part of justifying the roundup and imprisonment of Japanese Americans.—
James M. Purcell,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For the season, designers such as Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli, Thom Browne, Elie Saab and Mohammed Ashi, to name a few, reworked the corset while paying homage to Jean Paul Gaultier.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
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Elon Musk has called for the government's use of classified information to be reworked, after finding the system to be a barrier to effective communication.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nordstrom Locals are service hubs in convenient locations providing online order pickups, alterations, returns, exchanges, stylists and gift wraps.—
David Moin,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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With ever-so-slight alterations to the script (including the brilliant choice to bring back Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for her role in the original film), the remake dazzled.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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President Donald Trump and members of his second administration are continuing their effort to swiftly remodel the federal government, including making far-reaching changes to personnel.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Hervey-Jumper found that language function in patients inversely correlated with the degree to which the cancer had remodeled the language circuitry.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There is a marked difference between the two beverages, particularly through a health lens, as alcohol is linked to liver disease, addiction, cancer and cognitive decline.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The main difference between physical hunger and emotional eating is that emotional eating starts in the brain and includes sudden onset feelings of anxiety or sadness, specific cravings, not feeling satisfied even when full, and feelings of guilt after eating.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Revise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revise. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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